1. Which of the following is regarded by historians as a crucial stage In describing the
progress of civilization?
(a) Writing
(b) The discovery of fire
(c) Agriculture
(d) The use of internet
2. Where in India have traces of megalithic culture predominantly been found?
(a) Southern India
(b) Northeastern India
(c) Central India
(d) Northern India
3. Who is credited with having written the immortal classic treatise Raja Yoga Sutras
(Aphorisms on Meditation)?
(a) Panini
(b) Kapila
(c) Patanjali
(d) Manu
4. The earlier Buddhist sculptures had shied away from depicting the image of the
Buddha, except through such symbols as
(a) Footprints
(b) The Bodhi Tree
(c) Stupas
(d) All of the above
5. Of the following dynasties, only the dynasty was not a patron of temple architecture?
(a) Paramar
(b) Yadava
(c) Chalukya
(d) Chandella
6. Which of the following is not an important work of Kalidasa?
(a) Shakuntala
(b) Kumarasambhava
(c) Gita Govinda
(d) Meghadoot
7. Who was not among the scholars patronized by Kanishka?
(a) Parsva
(b) Birbal
(c) Ashvaghosha
(d) Nagarjuna
8. Which of the following is not a category into which Ashoka's monuments may be
grouped?
(a) Stupas
(b) Pillars
(c) Viharas
(d) Caves
9. Which important industry show signs of having thrived in Lothal?
(a) Pottery
(b) Shipbuilding
(c) Terracota toys
(d) Aircraft manufacture
10. The archaeologist to initially discover the Mohenjo-Daro site of the Indus Valley
Civilization was
(a) Sir John Marshall
(b) Daya Ram Sahni
(c) Sir Martimir Wheeler
(d) Rakhal Das Banerji